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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.US authorities to re-route controversial North Dakota pipelineThe US Army Corps of Engineers nixed plans for a controversial oil pipeline crossing in North Dakota, a major victory for Native Americans and environmentalists who had staged months of protests.http://phys.org/news/2016-12-authorities-re-route-controversial-north-dakota.html
Environment Mon, 05 Dec 2016 03:50:02 ESTnews400132109China to US: Avoid politics in purchase of Germany's AixtronChina appealed to Washington and Berlin to avoid injecting politics into the proposed takeover of a German maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment following a report President Obama plans to oppose it as a security risk.http://phys.org/news/2016-12-china-politics-germany-aixtron.html
Business Fri, 02 Dec 2016 06:09:38 ESTnews399881373Obama declares parts of Arctic off-limits for oil drillingUS President Barack Obama on Friday declared portions of the Arctic off-limits for oil exploration for the next five years, dealing a blow to Republican efforts to expand fossil fuel extraction.http://phys.org/news/2016-11-obama-declares-arctic-off-limits-oil.html
Environment Fri, 18 Nov 2016 20:34:34 ESTnews398723669Google rejects EU anti-trust charges over AndroidUS Internet giant Google on Thursday rejected EU allegations that it abused its market dominance of its hugely succesful Android mobile phone operating system.http://phys.org/news/2016-11-google-euanti-trust-android.html
Business Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:12:51 ESTnews397991568Google rejects new EU anti-trust chargesUS Internet search giant Google on Thursday rejected new accusations by EU anti-trust regulators that it illegally abuses its market dominance, in its formal reaction to allegations by Brussels earlier this year.http://phys.org/news/2016-11-google-eu-anti-trust.html
Business Thu, 03 Nov 2016 11:17:49 ESTnews397390659Nissan hiring 300 to develop common connected car technologyThe top executive overseeing connected vehicles at Nissan and Renault believes the benefits of developing a common technology for connectivity within the Japanese and French auto partnership outweigh the risks of sustaining huge damage from a possible defect or cyberattack.http://phys.org/news/2016-10-nissan-hiring-common-car-technology.html
Business Tue, 25 Oct 2016 05:53:32 ESTnews396593608Rapid Replay feature targets NBA global audienceThe National Basketball Association's international fans will be able to watch highlights in near real-time as part of changes to the league's subscription service being rolled out for the new season, officials said Thursday.http://phys.org/news/2016-10-rapid-replay-feature-nba-global.html
Internet Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:50:01 ESTnews396177788YouTube buys FameBit, matchmaker for videos and sponsorsGoogle-owned YouTube on Tuesday announced it has bought FameBit, a marketplace where video makers can connect with brands interested in sponsoring their creations.http://phys.org/news/2016-10-youtube-famebit-matchmaker-videos-sponsors.html
Internet Wed, 12 Oct 2016 03:20:01 ESTnews395458850Tech's future is likely to be in goodsIt's easy to imagine a future in which products as mundane as toasters and window blinds will be connected to the internet and controlled by software.http://phys.org/news/2016-10-tech-future-goods.html
Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:40:02 ESTnews394900204Use of body-worn cameras sees complaints against police 'virtually vanish', study findsBody-worn cameras are fast becoming standard kit for frontline law enforcers, trumpeted by senior officers and even the US President as a technological 'fix' for what some see as a crisis of police legitimacy. Evidence of effectiveness has, however, been limited in its scope.http://phys.org/news/2016-09-body-worn-cameras-complaints-police-virtually.html
Social Sciences Thu, 29 Sep 2016 06:57:24 ESTnews394351006US prepares to cede key role for internet The US government is set to cut the final thread of its oversight of the internet, yielding a largely symbolic but nevertheless significant role over the online address system.http://phys.org/news/2016-09-cede-key-role-internet.html
Internet Thu, 29 Sep 2016 04:20:22 ESTnews394341613Scientists demonstrating future potential of new insect control traits in agricultureDuPont Pioneer researchers have discovered a protein from a non-Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacterium source that exhibits promise as an alternative means for controlling corn rootworm in North America and Europe. Science published the finding this week.http://phys.org/news/2016-09-scientists-future-potential-insect-traits.html
Biotechnology Fri, 23 Sep 2016 06:43:37 ESTnews393831809Uber plans to open office in DetroitRide-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. will soon open an office in Detroit.http://phys.org/news/2016-09-uber-office-detroit.html
Business Mon, 19 Sep 2016 15:34:11 ESTnews393518040Intel to spin off cybersecurity unit McAfeeUS tech giant Intel announced plans Wednesday to spin off its cybersecurity operations as an independent company under the name McAfee.http://phys.org/news/2016-09-intel-mcafee-cybersecurity-company.html
Business Wed, 07 Sep 2016 16:42:04 ESTnews392485311Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 after battery explosionsSamsung recalled its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Friday after finding some of their batteries exploded or caught fire.http://phys.org/news/2016-09-samsung-galaxy-sales-battery-explosions.html
Business Fri, 02 Sep 2016 04:41:07 ESTnews392010060Obama to guest-edit issue of Wired magazineIs President Barack Obama already thinking about his next job? In the coming months, he will guest-edit an issue of tech-focused Wired magazine.http://phys.org/news/2016-08-obama-guest-edit-issue-wired-magazine.html
Business Tue, 30 Aug 2016 16:06:23 ESTnews391791975Obama creates world's largest marine protected areaPresident Barack Obama on Friday expanded a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating a safe zone for tuna, sea turtles and thousands of other species in what will be the world's largest marine protected area.http://phys.org/news/2016-08-obama-world-largest-marine-area.html
Ecology Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:06:25 ESTnews391421148ACT scores show many grads not ready for college-level workThe latest scores from the ACT college entrance exam suggest many of this year's high school graduates aren't ready for college-level course work.http://phys.org/news/2016-08-scores-sagging-high-school-grads.html
Social Sciences Wed, 24 Aug 2016 04:28:03 ESTnews391231661Amazon unveils cargo plane as it expands delivery networkSeattle-based Amazon is unveiling its first branded cargo plane, one of 40 jetliners that will make up the e-commerce giant's own air transportation network as it takes more control of its delivery process.http://phys.org/news/2016-08-amazon-unveils-cargo-plane-delivery.html
Business Fri, 05 Aug 2016 03:50:48 ESTnews389587832Egyptian chemist Zewail, Nobel prize-winner, dies at 70Ahmed Zewail, a science adviser to President Obama who won the 1999 Nobel Prize for his work on the study of chemical reactions over immensely short time scales has died at age 70.http://phys.org/news/2016-08-egyptian-chemist-zewail-noble-prize-winner.html
Other Wed, 03 Aug 2016 03:36:02 ESTnews389414151Can't remember your password? No problem, banks sayBanks were the first to teach us that we couldn't live without passwords. Now they're showing us that we can.http://phys.org/news/2016-07-password-problem-banks.html
Security Fri, 22 Jul 2016 11:10:02 ESTnews388404149Best Buy tests in-home service to help customers figure out their tech needsBest Buy wants to go deeper into customers' homes.http://phys.org/news/2016-07-in-home-customers-figure-tech.html
Business Fri, 22 Jul 2016 11:00:01 ESTnews388403690Macy's tests artificial intelligence tool to improve serviceMacy's is testing a mobile tool using artificial intelligence that lets shoppers get answers customized to the store they're in—like where a particular brand is located or what's in stock—that they would normally ask a sales associate face-to-face.http://phys.org/news/2016-07-macy-artificial-intelligence-tool.html
Business Wed, 20 Jul 2016 07:50:53 ESTnews388219840Twitter eases process for verified accountsTwitter said Tuesday it was streamlining the process for creating verified accounts, a move likely to boost the number of users with a "blue badge" icon.http://phys.org/news/2016-07-twitter-eases-accounts.html
Internet Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:23:42 ESTnews388160613China censors 'crush talk of beetle named after President Xi'Chinese censors have stepped in to crush underfoot talk of a newfound beetle species named after President Xi Jinping, reports said Tuesday—to the dismay of its loyal discoverer.http://phys.org/news/2016-07-china-censors-beetle-xi.html
Plants & Animals Tue, 12 Jul 2016 06:58:40 ESTnews387525123Samsung introduces world's first universal flash storage (UFS) removable memory card line-upSamsung Electronics today unveiled the industry's first removable memory cards based on the JEDEC Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 1.0 Card Extension Standard, for use in high-resolution mobile shooting devices such as DSLRs, 3D VR cameras, action cams and drones. Coming in a wide range of storage capacities including 256, 128, 64 and 32 gigabyte (GB), Samsung's UFS cards are expected to bring a significant performance boost to the external memory storage market, allowing much more satisfying multimedia experiences.http://phys.org/news/2016-07-samsung-world-universal-storage-ufs.html
Semiconductors Fri, 08 Jul 2016 05:53:31 ESTnews387175996Apple's new privacy effort worth watchingModern technology has presented us with something of a Faustian bargain when it comes to our privacy, but Apple thinks we should have another option.http://phys.org/news/2016-06-apple-privacy-effort-worth.html
Security Wed, 22 Jun 2016 09:10:01 ESTnews385803476DuPont opens ASEAN headquarters in SingaporeDuPont is opening its Association of Southeast Asian Nations headquarters in Singapore.http://phys.org/news/2016-06-dupont-asean-headquarters-singapore.html
Business Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:53:44 ESTnews384702811EU digital progress report card: Europe could do betterA new report says that the European Union's borderless single market is expanding only sluggishly into cyberspace, amid consumer concerns about security and whether it's possible to return unwanted purchases.http://phys.org/news/2016-05-eu-digital-card-europe.html
Internet Mon, 23 May 2016 08:44:17 ESTnews383211844Microsoft exec: No silver bullet to fight terror on internet (Update)A Microsoft executive told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that "there is no silver bullet that will stop terrorist use of the Internet."http://phys.org/news/2016-05-microsoft-exec-silver-bullet-terror.html
Internet Wed, 11 May 2016 12:06:48 ESTnews382187201